Women’s tattoo: approval and condemnation

If today almost no one discusses a man’s tattoo, let alone condemns, then with women’s drawings of tattoos on the body, things are a little different. Let’s try to figure out why tattoos on a woman’s body cause so much controversy and conversation.?

Two camps in relation to female tattooing

In fact, this is really so – the majority of those who are not indifferent to the drawings of female tattoos are rigidly divided into two camps..

One group does not see anything reprehensible in a woman’s tattoo today, they consider this the norm for the present time. People from this camp take women’s tattoos for granted, a way of self-expression and a peculiar, modern way to emphasize individuality, visual appeal, sexuality, and femininity. They do not even try to argue with the fact that a woman’s tattoo is a full-fledged tool for self-expression, which for the majority of representatives of the beautiful half of humanity plays an important role in life..

Another camp adheres to the position – a tattoo on a woman’s body looks unnatural, vulgar and contradicts the very concept of femininity. Most often, people who take such a position belong to the category of conservatives who do not accept modern trends and a dynamically changing world, regardless of the general positive or negative changes..

Regardless of the attitude of a particular person to this issue, today it is simply impossible to deny this phenomenon, just look at famous and famous women of our time, public figures, musicians, actors – who, in the overwhelming majority, have tattoo drawings on their bodies.

In continuation of the thought, it is impossible not to say about Angelina Jolie, as one of the most prominent representatives of a successful, famous, modern woman. A successful director, a famous actress has + – 12 tattoo designs on her body, which changed, overlapped and applied to the body in different parts of her life, always corresponded to one or another important event and, according to numerous statements of the celebrity herself, she never regretted that what did her tattoos.

Successful and famous women are less likely to face disapproval of their tattoos because their merits and success neutralize the dissatisfaction of others, in addition, not everyone will have the courage to publicly condemn a more status person, even with such thoughts on their mind.

If we talk about ordinary women and girls, not celebrities, then they are much more likely to face condemnation and disapproval of their tattoo designs on the body. For many residents of the former USSR (CIS countries), a tattoo on a woman’s body is a symbol of belonging to the scum of society, former prisoners or women of “easy virtue”. Naturally, in fact, this has not been the case for a long time, but it is impossible to deny the existence of such a stereotype..

In contrast to what is above, I would like to say about Nicolas Geguin and his research, which was conducted in 2013 among men. The study showed that the overwhelming majority of men, 6 years ago, perceived a tattoo on a girl’s body as something similar to makeup or decoration, which is designed to add visual appeal and sexuality, successfully coping with the task, achieving the desired effect in the eyes of men..

Personal is important

In conclusion, it should be said that for most of the owners of tattoos, their drawing on the body, even made in a conspicuous place, is always something personal and intimate..

A tattoo for a woman is part of a dialogue with herself. The drawing applied to the body often makes the girl like herself, and not only those around her, increases self-esteem, marks a particular stage in life, reminds of decisions made or goals set.

And of course, the number of passers-by who condemn women with tattoos is getting smaller and smaller every year, because in fact “her” tattoo is not “his” business.!

What do you think about this?